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Wednesday, March 09, 2005

Some more altered book pages

Inspired by matisse

I nearly went home today- I am feeling a bit homesick and am missing my family- but I have commitments and I have to bring home some quilts from Chilford the weekend after next. So I had better sew up a storm between now and then, to make up for this feeling. Today was a bit of a loss- weather was pretty boring and I set up the sewing machine, switched it on but then the blahs hit.So have been searching the net for artists residencies that allow you to take your family with you- there are none as far as I can see. Why is it presumed that artists/crafts practioners have no families?? You are supposed to make all this work , and yet live the life of a hermit or free spirit, without the positive interaction of husbands and children.Are we all meant to be single without commitments , floating through the world creating whatever it is that we do with no recognition that we may live in the world much as other people do- that is with families.if I had the means I would set up a place for artists' residencies where families can come along!!! - in Gellibrand!

1 comment:

MargaretR
said...

Hi Dijanne, I'm sorry you have been feeling homesick. Hope you are over it today? I have just found your blog. There was nothing on TV so I typed in lino cuts and that is how I found this site. I haven't done any lino cuts since I was 16! As you know I love your work and treasure your Postcard. I shall now look in regularly. My family is grown up, but I hope when you set up your residency in Gellibrand you will let me in?MargaretR

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I am a Textile Artist and itinerant at the moment.My base at present is in Geelong though I teach around the world.I love to dye and print fabrics and assemble them into quilts with lots of stitching both by hand and machine.I also create my own linocuts for printing on fabric.